Cover for receptacles.



C. BORCHMANN.

COVER FOR RECEPTACLES. i APPLlcATmN man 05m15.191s.

1,210,892. Fatemi Jan. 2, 191?.

iiniinn STATES, PATENT enligne onciammvn, or NEW YORK, N. Y.'

=- come. :een Biicnmncms.

Y musee.

To all whom it may concern. x v

Beit `known that I, 'CLARA 'BORCHMA'NN, e subject. of the Emperor ofGemiany, vresiding `et New York., lin the county of Bronx and Steteo NewYox'k, have invented nen and useful improvements inCovcifs for 'Re--ceptacles, 'of which the following is a specification.' A v kThisinvention relates "cowcoveis for receptacles ind haspaticular'applicntion to Y covers for bottles.

ln the present instance it isnxy'pmpose toV n V provide a. cover whichwill completely en- 2o y interferewitli tneponring ofthe contentsvelopuand conceal the bottle in such a man nerV that tlneA out-line and`form of the bottle completely enveloped "f andl concealed a two-plysection, thelatter 'constittin imY inner approximately cylindrical wallw ich v7m will be completely obliterated and no SuspicionAwhatever'Iwill be aroused :is to the presenceof such bottle.

It is also my purpose tofpiovide e cover which when. applied to thebottle will not -fomfthe latter. Furthermore, l propose to' vprovide.'el bottleconceclingeove which may' .befadaptedto 'the bottle insuch/manner that it will.l not Become ccciiientclly disengagedfrci'nth'e bottle unlierytlie culinary lianlliiig to which' tlieuln'tterinfly be subjected.y

With the abovey recited objects und yotlieesA of a. similar nature inview2 my invention consists in the consti-notion, combination:uid'arrailgeincnt ofpzi'tjset forth in'and fallingvitliin the scope' ofthe appended. claims. A

.li is n front view of my inyentioniis employ-'ell in roncenllnfx thebottle. F16. Q `le, n

willich :m *imitation or` 'simulation o fo `linge:infkletiiil; thenumeral 5 I'elu'esents a,

living' ci e humain hoi'n; fossiel with n garment? which assists in eiletix'igtlieconcemlinent el Lthe receptacle.

-lirbottle f f I llleferrng now to the' accompanying inw bottle vvhiclimay be of the iisi'lnl oxixi,"l\:1v-. ing :L neck' (l extending! up"from theY usual, shoulder?, *sind* Mik -blllg plvlded Ywilli a on topermit of neck is formed wither ordinaryrcirml clamp againsty the basicportionfbf thefnck Speclcatlon of Letters iateint."` Patented iii-2 1917t @enligne filed December 3,1915. 'sei-:ammassi f; 'i

reniovable stonper 8,?'a1idrbelow eri ential rib or bead 9. The'bottleis normally means of a covering figure 10,-said fgre being preferably inthe-foim ofafgirlr dollhaving e stuffed body or` trunk .section 11. fThis' trunk section is preferably made by Y stitching together orotherwise uniti-ng the 5 meeting edges of the, outer fai-uricA sectionsind the inner biic section 13',.wthe ltl); being preferably doubledupon'itself to'forinyA is adapted to' surround tlie` bottleneck. It"will be understood thctthe twof united secA tions of fabric form a baglike-fmember", c

which may be'stufed With-a softlllli any suitable material, such "ascotton, or sawdust, ns' indicated by 12.' This 'trunkl sectionisjfurtheireinforcedv or stiened by.;

means of' n 'frame comprising im. upper `oir neck ring lbnnd a lower er'Waist ring 12, anti vertical Side rods 12d. Preferably, the two ringsund tbe'vfei'tcal stieningf rods are located between' thetwo folds ftheinnei rwill section 13 as shown-in Fig.`2.f` Thisstilening frame ris`preferably made of. wire and not only reinforces and .maintains theVshape of the trunk section, but` also as? 'sists in holding-Clie latteronwthebottle, for

as' the inner'well section forms'a' tbular sleeve'oi verticalopeningthrugh'the tiulk section to receive the neck ofy the bottle, theupper .wire ring' l2 being slightlyresilient, will clamp against#tlieiipgpei'r end, of,4 the neck mlj :icenbtlie mouth oit" 'the bottle,While the lmveij on waist ring 12C -will likewise adjacent .the topofthefbottle.- Thistrunk :fnlmstfpcijtion of the coveipingjgure ispieez'ably completely covered .byf il' garment l-l 'wliielinmy be off'bric, paper or other suitable niutevil,.tliis'garment in .tilenotoirecli?,:1L/blouse Wliiclifisl provided iiiiieQfniHl in theifi-osent instance" tlf; w cover; 'ng ligure 1'ei,n'ese.nts

. support on .which triebottle lmuy rest. 'If

vided with il, suitable fijne.

with u netlleistion-or skirt 15 .which drops onfolls tof-tben lttom :of. thebottle, or 1n position to substantially touch la;- horizontal Thecovering figure is preferably made onnumentul Iinf lcppemniice, aiilmaybe plfo-4 Moron, 116, and 1S.

also preferably ln'ovided; w h@ relatively wide collar if( o ',cloth orsirriilei` materi by als' miv 4o i the like.

-' lies :separation of the neck at the shoulfor the purpose hereinaftermentioned. The head 18 is preferably formed of porcelain or similarrigid material and may be movably attached to the trunk section of thefigi 5 ure by a simple hinged connection I9 which,

if-desired, may be in the form of stitches, connecting either the rearor front lower edge of thehead portion to the upper portion of thetrunk. By thus attaching the head, the latter may normally occupy theposition. indicated in Fig. 1, thus concealing the mouth end of thebottle, but, when desired, said head may be swung back to the positionillustrated in Fig. 2, so that the stopper of the bottle will beexposed. When this stopper is removed, the contents of the bottle may bepoured out as usual.

For the purpose of further insuring that the covering figure will notbecolne accidentally detached or removed from the bottle,

,I may, if'desired, provide a circumferential band 20 of elasticmaterial such as is commonly employed for making garters. This band ispreferably attached to the' inner ply of the material of the wall 13, asshown 1n F ig. 2, and may be readily stretched or opened out so .as topermit it to be lpassed over the neck of the bottle and down to a intbelow the rib or bead 9. The waistine 22 of the figureis preferablylocated at the" base ofthe neck 6 of the bottle so that the-'shoulder 7of the' bottle gives shape to th'c hip sections 23 of the figure.

It will be evident that wlnlc the covering figure complete] covers thetrue identity of the article, the ottle will operate as a support forthe figure and assist in giving sha e to the latter. In this connectionit is to e understood that the skirt 15 of the figure is preferably madefrom flimsy cloth, paper or The collar 17 projects downwardly beyond thelower edge of the head portion of the figure so that it `effectivelyconceals the fact that the head is movable, as such collar overders ofthe figure. At the back the lower edge of the collar may be attached bysewing it to the back of the trunk belowathe hinged connection 19.

. While I-have herein described my bottle cover as having a movable heador part to give access to the stopper, I may if desired,

remove the cover bodilv from the bottle when the latter is to be used.

Whilel have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of myinvention, wish it to be understood'that I do not confine `myself tovall the precise details of construction. herein set forth by way ofillus tration, as modification and variation may lvbe made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of theappended claims.

IVhat I claimA is 1. A bottle cover .comprising a body porl tion shapedto approximately the contour 4of the trunk of the human body and having.a walled opening longitudinally therethrough adapted to receive andconceal the neck of a bottle, a head section mounted on the body portionand adapted to overlie the mouth of a bottle and a nether sectiondepending from the body portion and adapted to cover and conceal thebody of a bottle.

2. A bottle cover comprising a body scction having an elongated walledopening extending longitudinally therethrough for the insertion of abottle neck, said body section conforming in outline to the generalshape of the trunk of a human-body, a head sectiontmovably connectedwith the body section and adapted to be positioned to concealand exposethe mouth of a bottle, and a nether section depending from the bodysection and covering the body of the bottle.

3. In a device of the character set forth, in combination, a bottlehaving a neck and a removable stopper therefor, a figure of adoll-having a body with an opening therethrough reiving the said neck ofthe bottle, said opening having' means therein for enga ing the neck ofthe bottle to secure said bo y thereto, and a skirt of flexible materialextending down from said body and coperating with `said body to envelopand completely conceal said bottle, said doll having ,amovable headattached thereto movable into a position to expose said stopper.

4. In a device of the character set forth, in combination, a bottlehaving a neck andr a removable stopper therefor, a figure of a dollhaving a body with an opening therethrough receiving the said neck ofthe bottle, saidl opening having means therein for engaging the neck ofthe bottle to' secure said body thereto, and a skirt of flexiblematerial extending down from said body and coperating with said body toenvelop and completely conceal said bottle, said doll having a movable hd attached thereto movable into a. position to expose said stopper, saidligure having its waist line substantially at the base of said neck.said bottle operating to support said figure in an upright position, theshoulder of the said bottle giving shape to the hips of the said figure.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in'prescnce of twosubscribing witnesses. f

- CLARAr BORCHMANN. Witnesses: l

FRANZ BonoHMANN, EnNsr BORCHMANN.

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